I took some issue with the recently proposed Logistics changes for PR 0.85. Here is a copy of my original post and a link to it as well.

Originally Posted by DiscoJedi

I have a few issues with these new Logistics changes that I hope can be addressed. For the most part I think they are innovative and interesting, and even those I have problems with will, I'm sure, be accepted and integrated over time.

My main issue lies with the Repair Drop. As some other people have pointed out, this new ability for the logistic truck seems somewhat counter-intuitive. Aside from effectively removing the Engineer from the game (We really can't call him an engineer any more considering he no longer does anything resembling that trade), the drop is also a back step for a mod which is concerned with realism. While I can understand that it is not a common occurrence for a Mechanic to perform emergency repairs on a Vehicle in the midst of combat, surely this is more plausible than returning to a repair field generated by a Repair Crate. In addition, that the crate is capable of being redeployed at will is, as has been previously mentioned, likely to decrease its effectiveness on the field. I think the DEV's need to offer a little more explanation behind their design for the Repair drop; where did the inspiration for this mechanic come from? And why do they feel it will be a more effective tool than the Engineer Wrench?

My second issue is with the new Supply Crate system. While I can understand why a Vehicle Re-Supply Station would not re-arm an enemy vehicle, I do not understand why the decision was made to make all crates faction specific in regards to ammo. I imagine that the rationale behind this was that a US ammo crate would only carry ammo for US soldiers. While this logic seems solid, there are a few glaring holes in my opinion. First and foremost, if a US soldier captures and enemy kit, will it re-arm off a US crate? If it does than how is this possible? If it does not then it should re-arm off an enemy crate, and if it does not do that then why? Additionally, while PR's many factions and weapons employ various different types of ammunition, it is also true that many of these calibers are in use in both factions of certain maps: i.e. 9mm pistol rounds, smoke grenades, bandages, and so on. While I do not dispute that other types of ammunition like M203 rounds, AT rounds and so fourth would be unlikely to be found on enemy supply caches, I think that the system is just as hypocritical in its newer format and should therefore remain universal.

Last but not least, I am curious about the new kit request system. If crates still contain finite amounts of ammunition, and we have not be told otherwise yet, then this would imply that Kits will indeed be harder to come by, as crates will themselves frequently disintegrate simply by virtue of having been used up of ammo. This still leaves APC's for acquiring Kits, but I am uncertain as to why Kits were removed from FOB's which now seem to exist for only two purposes: 1. To act as a group spawn, 2. To enable the deployment of static defenses. In 0.8 these uses were compounded by the deployed vehicles and selected Kits i.e. Heavy AT, Sniper, and Spec Ops. A Bunker or FOB is, by definition, a place from where troops would be expected to enter the battlefield, and does it not seem more realistic to expect that a soldier would enter the field equipped for the mission he will complete rather than enter the field, cross 10, 100, or 1000m of terrain and then pickup his mission specific equipment from a crate. In short, while I understand and accept the removal of rally points as a kit request location, I do not think that crates should be added in their stead. Let kits instead be limited to FOBs and APC's.


Thanks,


DJ